United States
USA
Ransomware closes Los Angeles County courthouses and disrupts court services
A ransomware attack began against the Superior Court of Los Angeles County on 19 July 2024 and made court network systems unavailable. The court closed all 36 courthouse locations on 22 July, reopened with limited functionality on 23 July, and reported a return to normal operations on 29 July.
79
Estimated severity
79 / 100
95
Source reliability
95 / 100
Approximate Date
19/07/2024
Targeted Company
SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
Los Angeles County · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
11 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Facility shutdownService unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
lacourt.orghttps://www.lacourt.org/newsmedia/uploads/1420247309641NR07-19-2024SUPERIORCOURTOFLOSANGELESCOUNTYEXPERIENCESRANSOMWAREATTACK-2.pdflacourt.orghttps://www.lacourt.org/newsmedia/uploads/142024729163959NR07-29-2024-COURTSYSTEMSRETURNTOFULLFUNCTIONALITY%281%29.pdflacourt.orghttps://www.lacourt.org/newsmedia/uploads/14202473091031NR7222024-SUPERIORCOURTOFLOSANGELESCOUNTYREOPENSTOMORROWWITHLIMITEDFUNCTIONALITY-2.pdf